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In a new series, Andrew Rawnsley chairs a live debate with fellow journalists in the style of a newspaper leader conference. They discuss which three top news stories at home and abroad should be the subject of leading articles and what points those editorials ought to make and why.

From tabloids to broadsheets, from London to Edinburgh, from left, right and centre the gamut of journalistic opinions are on offer as the newspaper leader conference comes to the air. Top writers on Britain's newspapers distil the complex events of the week into a concise, easily digested summary and seek to put it all into perspective.

Those taking part in this week's edition are: Danny Finkelstein of The Times; Melanie McDonagh of the London Evening Standard; Kevin Maguire of the Daily Mirror; Ros Taylor of the Guardian; Jon Walker of the Birmingham Post; and Chris Cook of the Financial Times.

The three leaders decided upon were: the aftermath of phone hacking at the News of the World; British manufacturing after the job losses at Bombardier UK; and the debt we owe to J.K. Rowling.